Partners Western Dance Classes This Fall

Jane Gromelski

Dancing is a great exercise for couples. It has many benefits. It is great exercise, it builds synapses in the brain, and you do it with your partner. Best of all, it is fun! It’s the only sport where you hold your Partner close. Forget the luge.

We teach the easiest dance to learn, the Texas 2 step. If you can walk, you can 2 step. We just vary the speed—slow, slow, quick, quick.

Our series of six classes will begin on Monday, Oct. 14, and conclude on Nov. 18. Each week we review dance steps from the previous week. Classes will be at 6 p.m. in the Rincon Room. We recommend leather-soled shoes or cowboy boots so your feet will glide on the floor.

At 7 p.m. we will do Intermediate Texas 2 step for dancers who want more intricate steps, and a review. These classes will have the same schedule.

Our philosophy is, we want you to learn how to dance, not just demonstrate steps and wish you luck! And we feel that since dancing is fun, classes should be fun also—no pressure. It is like any other sport. We practice and build muscle memory.

On Thursdays we will offer Partner Pattern dance classes. These are a fun alternative to the 2 step. We teach dances that have a cha cha basis, a waltz basis, a swing basis, and freestyle. The dances are done in the sweetheart position with your partner by your side. They are similar to line dances in that there is a set pattern of steps that repeat. Introductory patterns will be taught at 6 p.m., and more intricate patterns will be taught at 7 p.m. Classes will be in the Rincon Room starting Thursday, Oct. 17, and running through Nov. 21. The first dance we teach is the 10 step—10 steps. You can do that!

Partner’s Western Dance Club hosts a number of dances from November through April, with the band Wild Ride playing for us. They are so much fun to dance to! It’s just $15 to join the club. Our first dance will be on Nov. 20 in the MountainView ballroom.

We live in Arizona! Polish your boots, grab your partner and some neighbors, and come join us in the boot-stomping fun of Western Dancing!

Yee Haw!

To register with me to take the classes or for further information, my email address is [email protected].